1. The Crusades and the Wider World Terms, People, and places pgs.255-260
Holy Land
Pope Urban II
Reconquista
Ferdinand and Isabella
Inquisition

2. Critical Thinking/Comprehension Questions
What civilizations were flourishing around 1050? How did they compare to Europe?
Who were the Seljuk Turks?
How did the Seljuk Turks change the situation in the Middle East?
What motivated Europeans to participate in the Crusades?
What was the outcome of the Crusades?
Why did the Crusades leave a legacy of religious hatred?
How did the Crusades increase trade?
How did the trade lead to wider world view?
Summarize the effects of the Crusades.
Given the emotions aroused by the Crusades, how do you think European Christians regarded Muslim control of a part Europe?
How was the unified state of Spain formed?
Why was unification important?
What was the reconquista?

3. Homework Due Wednesday
Questions
Significant Sentences
Cause/Effect Chart of the Social, Political, and Economic Effects of the Crusades